Ironing element



INVENTOR @Nozze-w 0. /VCCQL L an l m1 ATTORN EY A. O. MCCOLLUM IRONING ELEMENT Original Filed March l, 1934.

Patented Apr. 7, 1936 UNITED STATS UNlING ELEMENT Andrew McCollum, Detroit, Mich., assigner to Hydraulic Brake ompany, Detroit, Mich., a .corporation of lalifornia Original application March l., 1934, Serial No.

ll'l, 1935, Serial No. 2,287

H3596. lllivided and this application lannary Claims.

This invention relates to ironing machines, and more particularly to an ironing element.

An object of the invention is to provide an ironing element of the type generally known 5 in the art as a buck, including a relatively light pressed-steel vplate deformed so as to lend strength and rigidity thereto.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ironing buck including a corrugated steel plate having a continuous groove adjacent its perimeter in direct communication with the respective channels formed in the face of the plate by the corrugations.

Another object of the invention is to provide l5 an ironing buck including a steel plate deformed to lend strength and rigidity thereto and to c01- lect condensate.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ironing buck including a plate deformed to lend strength and rigidity thereto and to collect condensate, and to provide a peripheral flange extending above and below the plate to more effectively support an ironing pad and to provide means for securing a cover for the pad.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawing which forms a part of this speciication, and in which,-

Fg. 1 is a top plan View of a buck, partly broken 30 away.

Fig. y2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the buck, substantially on line l-l, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View substantially on line 3 3, Fig. 1; and

35 Fig. 4 is a fragmentary View Substantially o line lL-lt Fig. l.

Referring to the drawing for more specific details of the invention, lll represents a plate, the 'profile of which is preferably semi-elliptical. The

40 plate has a convex surface or face provided with transverse corrugations lil. These corrugations lend strength and rigidity to the plate, and channels lll formed in the face of the plate by the corrugations provide suitable means for the reception of condensate present during prolonged ironing operations. The periphery of the plate is deformed to provide a continuous groove lt in direct communication with the respective channels lll and a peripheral flange i8 extend- 50 ing above the corruga'tions l2 and below the back of the plate, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear.

Secured on the back of the plate l0 are bearing plates for the engagement of power actuating 55 means, not shown, and clips 22 are stamped from (Cl. tid-9) the bearing plates for the attachment of springs il. These springs resiliently support the plate it. Troughs 2t secured on the back of the plate lll communicate with the continuous grooves it as by way of openings 2d. These troughs receive 5 the condensate collected in the channels Ml and the continuous groove it and convey such condensate as may be collected to a suitable receptacle, not shown. The troughs have lateral flanges 3d flapped against the bearing plates ill 10 and secured against displacement as by rivets formed on the corresponding ends of pins 32 adaptable for cooperation with suitable guides, not shown.

A perforated plate 3l is supported on the cor- 15 rugations l2, and suitably secured against displacement. The periphery of the plate il overhangs the continuous groove lli, and the upper surface of the face of the plate 3l is flush with the upper edge of the flange it on the plate ld. 20 The purpose of the plate 3l is to provide a relatively smooth surface interrupted only by the perforations provided #for the passage of condensate. A felt pad 36 is spread over the perforated plate, and a fabric cover 3d spread over the pad 25 has a draw string lll made fast back of the lower edge of the iiange ld on the plate lll.

This application is a division of my co-pending application Serial No. 713,596, filed March 1, 1934, and is made in accordance with the requirements of the United States Patent Office under the provision of Rule 42.

Although the invention has been described in connection with certain specific embodiments, the principles involved are susceptible of numerous other applications that will readiljhoccur to persons skilled in the art. The invention is, therefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the various features 4o of the invention, what I claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. An ironing element comprising a corrugated plate having a peripheral flange extending upward from the plate and a groove in the upper face of the plate adjacent the flange.

2. An ironing element comprising a corrugated platehaving a peripheral liange extending upward from the plate and a groove in the upper face of the plate adjacent the iiange, and a per- 5o forated plate supported on the corrugations.

3. An ironing element comprising a transversely corrugated plate having a peripheral ange extending above the upper face of the plate and a groove in the face of the plate adjacent the flange, and a perforated plate supported on the corrugations having its margin extending over the groove. p

4. An ironing element comprising a transversely corrugated plate having a peripheral flange extending above and below the plate and a groove in the upper face of the plate adjacent to the flange, a perforated plate supported on the corrugations having its margin extending over the groove, and troughs on the back of the plate communicating with the groove.

5. An ironing element comprising a transversely corrugated plate having a peripheral flange extending above and below the plate and a continuous groove in the upper face of the plate adjacent the flange, a perforated plate supported on the corrugations having its margin extending over the groove, the face of the perforated plate being in the same plane as the upper edge of the flange, a felt pad on the perforated plate extending over the upper edge of the ange, and a cover over the pad having its fastening means secured beneath the lower edge of the 10 ange.

ANDREW O. MCCOLLUM. 

